Anatomy of a Bike

Biking, unlike running, is a gear heavy sport, and with all that gear comes special biking lingo. Let's start with some terms on the most basic piece of cycling gear, the bike.

To learn the terms,

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Cassette: The set of gears on the rear wheel hub, which ultimately determine how many gears a bike has. The cassette is usually made up of seven to nine gears.

Chainrings: The gearing at the pedals, usually consisting of two or three sets of gears, which is part of the bicycle drive train. The drive train converts your pedaling into the rotational motion to drive the chain, which creates motion in the rear wheel.